Jan and I at the ruins of an old church in Spain. Now a whole NEW kind of
church is beaming into Spain, Portugal and the Spanish colonies of Europe!

"FOR I AM PLANNING TO TAKE A
TRIP TO SPAIN… AND I AM SURE THAT WHEN I COME THE LORD WILL GIVE ME
A GREAT BLESSING FOR YOU"(Romans 15:24,
29 TLB)

Glorious NEWS from Spain! Jan and I visited Madrid on our way to
Russia to meet the Mayor of St. Petersburg. When we arrived, our TBN Europe
staff were in the middle of their Praise-a-Thon. To my astonishment and
delight, calls were pouring in not only from all over Spain, but many from
Portugal and Spanish speaking colonies from all over Europe!

As it turns out, a satellite company, eager for new business, had granted
us a low cost trial of three months to see if we had viewers on HISPASAT
1-B. WOW, WE DID! So on the one hand, we rejoice that many Spanish
speaking souls can now receive TBNE; on the other hand, we took a deep breath
at the new $35,000 a month bill that was presented to your excited
Founder/President!

We did use the occasion to advise our staff
that we would appreciate knowing beforehand of such financial commitments,
but since no long term contract had been signed, no significant harm was
done. I have now committed to a one year contract, and if these early returns
continue, we will sign up for a longer term contract.

We know from our scripture in Romans that the
Apostle Paul was planning a trip to Spain and promised to stop off in Rome
on the way. Apparently, he never made it as he was later imprisoned in Rome
and gave his life for the Gospel there. But I am quite sure that Paul is
rejoicing in Heaven since his great epistles are being poured into Spain
and all of Europe, via SATELLITE! Praise the Lord!

So to my dear Partners of TBN I say, "Let us rejoice that yet another
‘FOOTPRINT' has been planted on Spain and all Europe!"
I also ask, "Will you help us with the increase in cost?"
Actually the amount needed is very small. I estimate that if everyone would
add only 50 cents a month to your giving, the new satellite cost would be
covered! In time, even that may not be needed since the Spanish Christians
are giving to the TBNE Praise-a-Thons. While Jan and I were there, nearly
$100,000 had been pledged to our station in Madrid; but, please, let's
help them for this first year at least.

Our trip to Spain had a surprise for us! "HISPASAT
1-B"– a new satellite channel – is ON THE AIR, carrying
the Gospel in SPANISH to every Spanish speaking region throughout all of
Europe!

Dear Partners, thousands of letters and emails are pouring in daily from
all over the world! As I have said so often on Praise and Behind
the Scenes, my favorite task each day is to dive into the great testimonies
and "Macedonian Calls," that reach us.

How do you place a value on communications like these:

"HI TBN – HOW ARE YOU? I'M WRITING FROM TURKEY. I'M
WATCHING YOUR TV PROGRAMS. I LIKE JAUN COURCH. SHE IS PERFECT PERSON. YOUR
PROGRAMS VERY GOOD. I AM ISLAM BUT I AM LEARNING YOUR RELIGION WITH YOUR
PROGRAMS. YOUR RELIGION—FRIENDLY, BEAUTIFUL, WELL PERSON AND PEACE.
I HOPE WILL LEARN THIS ALL WORLD. I'M CELEBRATING YOU AND WAITING
YOUR PROGRAMS."

It was signed with "LOVE, MUHAMMED." He gave us his full name,
but we have been warned many times to never give out full names in the Middle
East for obvious reasons.

Budapest, HUNGARY is ON THE AIR! The precious people
in Eastern Europe are rejoicing and they are sending us glorious testimonies!
Because of YOUR faithfulness, YOUR TBN can keep going, keep growing, and
keep winning SOULS!

This next one sent me right through the roof
-- at least in spirit! There was no salutation, just this text:

"MY MOMA WAS VERY SICK. I WATCH YOUR SHOW, AND THEY TELL ME HOW
TO MAKE HER BETTER. SO I TRY THIS, AND SHE DID NOT DIE. NOW I LOVE HIM SO
MUCH, I HAVE CONVERTED FROM BEING HINDU, TO A EUROPEAN CHRISTIAN!"

We do not know exactly where in Europe he was writing from, but he did give
us his email address and signed it, "Jebus X."

I do not know what messages like these do for you, but there really are
no words for the joy this brings to my spirit! As we have all said—it
makes all the pain, sorrow, warfare, disappointments, etc., WORTH IT,
many thousands of times over! All Praise be to the LORD GOD most high!

Ah, dear Partners, the question is always the same: shall
we keep on going, building, giving, and winning? I know these are very
uncertain times. This world is in turmoil—where will the next terror
attack hit? Where is the economy headed? The stock market is going nuts!
It's like no one has any answers—but that is the VERY TIME
we must flee to the Word of God. This I know for sure—the only safe
investment is in the Kingdom of God! I know it is harder now for some to
give, to sow, into this great world harvest of souls—but hear the
Word of the Lord:

"HE THAT GOETH FORTH WITH WEEPING BEARING PRECIOUS SEED…"

The "seed" we bring today is our tithes, offerings, and gifts
of love to keep this great Voice called TBN on the air with, now, over 3,000
TV stations fed by 25 great angel satellites worldwide! Some of us may give
"with tears" and some trepidation as we watch with great uncertainty
the world drama played out each night on the 6 o'clock news!

But read on --

"SHALL DOUBTLESS COME AGAIN WITH REJOICING, BRINGING HIS SHEAVES
WITH HIM." (Psa. 126:6)

I think most of us have thought of these "SHEAVES" as being
the souls of men and women, boys and girls, saved as the result of our witness—and
of course, this is true. But think with me a minute—seed costs money—no
doubt about that, I now KNOW those "sheaves" are also
God's multiplication and reward back to us for our giving
so that sheaves of souls may be brought into the Kingdom of God.

Play the stock market if you dare—as for me and my house, we choose
to:

lay up... treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt,
and where thieves do not break through nor steal…" (Matt 6:20).

A "sputnik" for RUSSIA! We have the opportunity
to be on 24 hours a day in the RUSSIAN language, on a SATELLITE that reaches
across the continent of Russia--SHALL WE GO?

God bless you, our dearest and most faithful
Partners. The love Jan and I have for you cannot be put into words! For
29 years you have loved us, encouraged us, and supported this God ordained
ministry we all love and call TBN.

We too are "planning a trip." Not just to Spain, but to a much
better place, and--

"I AM SURE THAT WHEN I COME THE LORD WILL GIVE ME A GREAT BLESSING
FOR YOU." (Rom. 15:29 TLB)